Rates of concussions and musculoskeletal injuries may have increased with the use of protective headgear in High School Girls Lacrosse. The study examined data for girls’ lacrosse players in Florida for the three years prior and three years after the implementation of the headgear mandate in 2015. Researchers also looked at similar data during the

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Serum neurofilament light (NfL) outperformed tau, as well as S100B and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), as a blood-based biomarker for the detection of acute sports-related concussion(SRC) in a prospective longitudinal cohort study of professional hockey players published in Neurology. Of the 288 hockey players who were followed, 105 sustained an SRC. Of these individuals, 87 underwent blood tests

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Following head injury, the protective lining that surrounds the brain may get a little help from its friends: immune cells that spring into action to assist with repairs. In a new study, scientists from the NIH watched in real-time as different immune cells took on carefully timed jobs to fix the damaged lining of the

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Published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology, researchers found that the risk of death was reduced by about a third in people who had the highest omega-3 index, compared with those who had lower omega-3 levels. Using data from 2,500 participants from the Offspring cohort of the Framingham Heart Study, the participants of the study had an average

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Washington State University has released a new study done in over 12,000 people claiming that cannabis could be used to help people struggling with mental health. Featured in The Journal of Affective Orders, the study suggested that if people who struggle with their mental health consume cannabis, they would be able to reduce their anxiety,

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In one of the largest studies on the association, researchers found people who suffered traumatic brain injuries were more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, researchers studied 2.8 million patient records. They found people with a history of brain injury had a 24% higher risk of dementia than those who

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CBD has a complex mode of action which includes inverse agonism (functionally an antagonist) of CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors, mild monoamine uptake inhibition, and 5-HT1A agonism. Additionally, reviews based on preclinical and clinical research identify CBD as an anxiolytic, antipsychotic, anti-insomnia and antidepressant agent. Furthermore, it has putative anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, analgesic, and neuroprotective properties. Adjunct

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a blood test in February for two biomarkers associated with bleeding after TBI; the test is intended to identify patients who do not need to undergo imaging for intracranial lesions. If performed within 12 hours of injury, the test is almost 100 percent accurate, the FDA said in

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A recent study released by the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine shows a stunning number of participants not only experienced concussion-related symptoms and head impacts but also continued performing either without reporting the incident or without receiving the recommended care. These participants were not taking part in any sporting contest at the time, however. They are

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